Vatakara
Lok Sabha constituency
Map of Vatakara Parliament Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
Assembly constituenciesThalassery
Kuthuparamba
Vatakara
Kuttiady
Nadapuram
Koyilandy
Perambra
Established1957
Total electors12,86,250 (2019)
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
17th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyINC
Elected year2019

Vatakara Lok Sabha constituency (Malayalam: വടകര ലോക്സഭാ നിയോജക മണ്ഡലം) is one of the 20 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Kerala state in southern India.

Assembly segments

Vatakara Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[1]

No Name District Member Party
13 Thalassery Kannur A. N. Shamseer Communist Party of India
14 Kuthuparamba K. P. Mohanan Loktantrik Janata Dal
20 Vatakara Kozhikode K. K. Rema Revolutionary Marxist Party of India
21 Kuttiady K. P. Kunhahammed Kutty Communist Party of India
22 Nadapuram E. K. Vijayan Communist Party of India
23 Koyilandy Kanathil Jameela Communist Party of India
24 Perambra T. P. Ramakrishnan Communist Party of India

Members of Parliament

Year Member Party
1957 K. B. Menon Praja Socialist Party
1962 A. V. Raghavan Independent politician
1967 A. Sreedharan Samyukta Socialist Party
1971 K.P. Unnikrishnan Indian National Congress
1977
1980 Indian National Congress
1984 Indian Congress
1989 Indian Congress (Socialist) – Sarat Chandra Sinha
1991
1996 O. Bharathan Communist Party of India
1998 A.K. Premajam
1999
2004 P. Satheedevi
2009 Mullappally Ramachandran Indian National Congress
2014
2019 K. Muraleedharan

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2019
49.81%
2014
43.41%
2009
48.82%
2004
51.81%
1999
47.15%
1998
48.50%
1996
51.17%
1991
49.97%
1989
46.76%
1984
46.67%
1980
54.15%
1977
50.81%
1971
52.88%
1967
65.20%
1962
60.86%
1957
37.68%

General Elections 2019

2019 Indian general election : Vatakara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC K. Muraleedharan 526,755 49.81% 6.40%
CPI(M) P. Jayarajan 4,42,092 41.81% -1.26%
BJP V. K. Sajeevan 80,128 7.58% -0.38%
SDPI Musthafa Kommeri 5,544 0.52% -1.05%
Margin of victory 84,663 8.01% 7.66%
Turnout 10,57,440 82.70% 0.91%
Registered electors 12,88,926 9.00%
INC hold Swing 6.40%

General Elections 2014

2014 Indian general election : Vatakara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Mullappally Ramachandran 416,479 43.41% -5.41%
CPI(M) A. N. Shamseer 4,13,173 43.07% 0.76%
BJP V. K. Sajeevan 76,313 7.95% 3.27%
Independent P. Kumarankutty 17,229 1.80%
SDPI P. Abdul Hameed Master 15,058 1.57%
AAP Ali Akbar 6,245 0.65%
NOTA None of the Above 6,107 0.64%
Margin of victory 3,306 0.34% -6.17%
Turnout 9,59,342 81.21% 0.58%
Registered electors 11,82,504 10.39%
INC hold Swing -5.41%

General Elections 2009

2009 Indian general election : Vatakara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Mullappally Ramachandran 421,255 48.82% 12.77%
CPI(M) P. Satheedevi 3,65,069 42.31% -9.50%
BJP K. P Sreesan 40,391 4.68% -5.20%
Independent T. P. Chandrasekharan 21,833 2.53%
BSP K. Noorudheen Musaliar 4,481 0.52%
Margin of victory 56,186 6.51% -9.25%
Turnout 8,62,844 80.58% 4.74%
Registered electors 10,71,171 -1.98%
INC gain from CPI(M) Swing -2.99%

General Elections 2004

2004 Indian general election : Vatakara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) P. Sathidevi 429,294 51.81% 4.67%
INC M. T. Padma 2,98,705 36.05% -8.08%
BJP K. P. Sreesan 81,901 9.89% 2.59%
Independent K. T. Kunhikannan 7,482 0.90%
Independent Dr. K. N. Ajoy Kumar 7,306 0.88%
Independent T. K. Kalandan Haje 3,845 0.46%
Margin of victory 1,30,589 15.76% 12.75%
Turnout 8,28,533 75.83% 1.25%
Registered electors 10,92,826 -5.46%
CPI(M) hold Swing 4.67%

General Elections 1999

1999 Indian general election : Vatakara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) A. K. Premajam 404,355 47.15% -1.35%
INC P. M. Suresh Babu 3,78,511 44.13% 2.67%
BJP O. K. Vasumaster 62,593 7.30% -0.97%
Independent Dr. K. N. Ajoy Kumar 10,708 1.25%
Margin of victory 25,844 3.01% -4.02%
Turnout 8,57,638 74.57% -1.16%
Registered electors 11,55,934 2.74%
CPI(M) hold Swing -4.02%

General Elections 1998

1998 Indian general election : Vatakara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) A. K. Premajam 407,876 48.50% -2.67%
INC P. M. Suresh Babu 3,48,715 41.47% 0.13%
BJP Chettoor Balakrishnan Master 69,564 8.27% 2.12%
INL P. K. Radhakrishnan 11,965 1.42%
Margin of victory 59,161 7.03% -2.80%
Turnout 8,40,958 75.13% -0.60%
Registered electors 11,25,076 3.24%
CPI(M) hold Swing -2.67%

General Elections 1996

1996 Indian general election : Vatakara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) O. Bharathan 415,895 51.17%
INC K. P. Unnikrishnan 3,35,950 41.33%
BJP A. D. Nair 49,971 6.15%
Margin of victory 79,945 9.84% 7.63%
Turnout 8,12,773 75.73% -1.95%
Registered electors 10,89,716 5.77%
CPI(M) gain from INS(SCS) Swing 1.20%

General Elections 1991

1991 Indian general election : Vatakara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INS(SCS) K. P. Unnikrishnan 395,501 49.97%
Independent M. Ratnasingh 3,78,012 47.76%
Independent P. Unnikrishnan 8,566 1.08%
JP S. K. Madhavan 4,213 0.53%
Margin of victory 17,489 2.21% 1.17%
Turnout 7,91,474 77.67% -3.18%
Registered electors 10,30,244 4.67%
INS(SCS) hold Swing 3.21%

General Elections 1989

1989 Indian general election : Vatakara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INS(SCS) K. P. Unnikrishnan 370,434 46.76%
INC A. Sujanapal 3,62,225 45.73%
BJP P. K. Krishnadas 45,558 5.75% -0.08%
Independent T. K. Kalandan Haji 6,198 0.78%
Margin of victory 8,209 1.04% -0.86%
Turnout 7,92,162 80.85% 2.04%
Registered electors 9,84,309 32.94%
INS(SCS) gain from IC(S) Swing 0.10%

General Elections 1984

1984 Indian general election : Vatakara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
IC(S) K. P. Unnikrishnan 270,416 46.67%
Independent K. M. Radhakrishnan 2,59,437 44.77%
BJP A. D. Nair 33,781 5.83%
Independent B. M. Sasthri 10,556 1.82%
Margin of victory 10,979 1.89% -6.41%
Turnout 5,79,462 78.81% 4.96%
Registered electors 7,40,431 7.99%
IC(S) gain from INC(U) Swing -7.49%

General Elections 1980

1980 Indian general election : Vatakara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(U) K. P. Unnikrishnan 271,796 54.15%
INC(I) Mullappally Ramachandran 2,30,114 45.85%
Margin of victory 41,682 8.30% 6.69%
Turnout 5,01,910 73.85% -9.13%
Registered electors 6,85,632 12.20%
INC(U) gain from INC Swing 3.34%

General Elections 1977

1977 Indian general election : Vatakara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC K. P. Unnikrishnan 253,462 50.81% -2.07%
BLD Arangil Sreedharan 2,45,392 49.19%
Margin of victory 8,070 1.62% -13.75%
Turnout 4,98,854 82.98% 15.92%
Registered electors 6,11,107 7.83%
INC hold Swing -2.07%

General Elections 1971

1971 Indian general election : Vatakara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC K. P. Unnikrishnan 198,939 52.88% 18.08%
Independent A. V. Raghavan 1,41,135 37.52%
Indian Socialist Party Arangil Sreedharan 33,893 9.01%
Independent Leela Damodara Menon 2,236 0.59%
Margin of victory 57,804 15.37% -15.03%
Turnout 3,76,203 67.06% -7.46%
Registered electors 5,66,738 22.39%
INC gain from SSP Swing -12.32%

General Elections 1967

1967 Indian general election : Vatakara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SSP Arangil Sreedharan 215,597 65.20%
INC M. K. Prabhakaran 1,15,094 34.80%
Margin of victory 1,00,503 30.39% 8.68%
Turnout 3,30,691 74.51% 0.44%
Registered electors 4,63,046 -0.10%
SSP gain from Independent Swing 4.34%

General Elections 1962

1962 Indian general election : Vatakara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent A. V. Raghavan 204,315 60.86%
PSP K. B. Menon 1,31,408 39.14%
Margin of victory 72,907 21.72% 15.35%
Turnout 3,35,723 74.07% 7.94%
Registered electors 4,63,498 3.66%
Independent gain from PSP Swing 23.17%

General Elections 1957

1957 Indian general election : Vatakara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PSP K. B. Menon 111,425 37.68%
INC Gopalan Karipur 92,606 31.32%
CPI P. Ramunni Nambiar 91,651 31.00%
Margin of victory 18,819 6.36%
Turnout 2,95,682 66.13%
Registered electors 4,47,129
PSP win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2008.

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